ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A bill that puts the heat on tanning bed operators who serve teens in Newfoundland and Labrador has been introduced in the provincial legislature.

Under the bill, people under the age of 19 would be prohibited from using indoor tanning facilities.

An age limit on indoor tanning is already in effect in Nova Scotia, while Quebec and British Columbia introduced similar legislation earlier this year in hopes of curbing increasing rates of melanoma among young people.

The Ontario NDP's health critic has her own private members' bill with the same goal, and a Conservative MP tabled a private member's bill last month in Parliament.